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Willits is a small town of 4,920 people in Mendocino County, California. It's about 75 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 116 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,920people
$371kTypical home
$1,197/moRent
84° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
283Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,920
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,740 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 75 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,340/mo)
- Median rent $1,197/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (163 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (532 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (399 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to STS airport
- 106 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,365 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mendocino County: D+27 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk